'I never saw a disabled character' - New children's book features girl with cerebral palsy

'I never saw a disabled character', says Rosie Jones, who has written a book where the heroine has cerebral palsy

Like many disabled people growing up, the comedian Rosie Jones saw no one who looked like her on television or in the books of her childhood.

As an adult, she set about changing that.

Her first book, about an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy like her, is out soon.

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Jones told ITV News she hopes it will boost the confidence of disabled children everywhere

Jones told ITV News: "I love books but I never saw a disabled character. I never saw anybody that I could relate to.

"So even from a young age, I thought I want write something so that other boys and girls don't feel alone."

She continued: "My dream is for an 11-year-old disabled person to read my book and in 10 years, it gives them the confidence to be whoever they want to be."

The Amazing Edie Eckhart is out next week.